Well…okay. I guess I can give him a pass on the “community” card stuff based on his particular history. I still think one’s family has more to do with “producing” a person and developing his or her skills and morales than a community does but maybe he is the exception. I still say the most athletes say it because they are trying to be humble is some way.

As for the false humility after a touchdown I agree with you. Maybe if defensive player’s who sack a quarterback or block a pass start going down on a knee to say a quick prayer to God for allowing him to be so awesome and if sacked QB’s started taking a knee to thank God for the trial He delivered to him it would bring this crap into the light. If it happened enough I think the NFL would put a stop to praying after the play as it would become a major distraction to the fans much as excessive celebration was.

I think he meant “since the Cleveland community produced me, going back there as a kerbillionaire would allow me to repay them somehow.”

If you know a little about his history, he was someone who literally came from nothing; living in the Cleveland projects with a drug-addicted mother. He was headed down the path to be another “statistic” until a handful of community leaders took them under his wing & put a football in his hand. It’s one of the more satisfying sports stories, when the troubled kid grows up to meet his potential.

So, in his case, he can play the “community” card better than most anyone else.

I TOTALLY agree with you re: the false humility of end zone prayers. The NFL should fine those players.

I feel the same when a football player kneels down and “prays” in the end zone. What the heck does that mean? Is he thanking God for favoring him over the defensive players? Maybe God has money riding on the game or something? I guess they feel like they have to do it so they can appear humble.